“Love Without Fear” plays on the interim president’s last name, which means “fear” in Portuguese.
Recent Posts
Phyllis Schlafly and the Making of Grassroots Conservative Sexual Politics
Phyllis Schlafly stood at the epicenter of conservative sexual politics.
Prison Sex in the Mid-Victorian English Convict System
Penal administrators and reformers viewed the potential spread of ‘unnatural crime’ with horror.
History of Sexuality Blog Seeks Assistant Editors
NOTCHES is seeking two graduate student Assistant Editors.
Understanding Zika & the Abortion Debate in Brazil: A View from 1940
Brazil now faces both a mounting health crisis and the opportunity to revise the parameters of reproductive rights.
Naming & Shaming Women: Reporting on VD Trials During WWI
In 1918 over 100 women were convicted for infecting a member of the armed forces with VD.
Syphilis Onstage: Eugène Brieux’s Damaged Goods
Brieux’s plot featured a main character wrestling with the physical and social ramifications of syphilis.












